East Lancashire Regiment

The East Lancashire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army which existed from 1881 to 1958. It first served in the Chitral Expedition in India in 1895, and it later served in the Second Boer War, having been deployed to South Africa in 1900. From 1905 to 1908, it was deployed in Ireland, and it was stationed in England when World War I broke out in 1914. It was increased to 17 battalions during the Great War, during which it served in France, and it again increased in size during World War II. In 1958, following the previous year's major defense cuts, the regiment was merged into the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment.